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Egypt exchange plans new system to boost trade

CAIRO: Egypt plans to introduce a trading system enabling foreign investors to…

Reuters

Orascom, France Tel give more detail on pact

CAIRO: Orascom Telecom and France Telecom on Sunday disclosed further details of…

Reuters

Moroccan Islamist party calls for Elton John ban

Morocco's main Islamist opposition party has called for gay singer Elton John…

AFP
AFP

Weak systems in Arab countries hinder anti-corruption efforts, says TI

CAIRO: Under-developed governance systems in Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine hinder anti-corruption…

Marwa Al-A’sar

NGO condemns detention of teenage girl held in adult facility

CAIRO: An Egyptian NGO has condemned the detention of a teenage girl…

Sarah Carr

'Iron Man' comes back with a few twists

From the first scene of Jon Favreau’s sequel to 2008’s “Iron Man,”…

Daily News Egypt

US-backed Mideast 'proximity talks' under way: Palestinians

RAMALLAH: Indirect peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians got under way…

AFP
AFP

Egypt makes biggest fall since Nov, OT leads

CAIRO: Egypt’s benchmark index EGX30 tumbled by the biggest daily amount in…

Reuters

Sweden's explusion of Egyptian breached rights: UN

GENEVA: The UN Committee against Torture ruled on Friday that Sweden breached…

AFP
AFP

Wake up and smell the smoke

My father, a conservative Saeedi lawyer and an avid reader, gave me…

DNE
DNE